The Dogtoberfest isn't bad....but its not the leg every dog humps either. It pours a clear rich amber with very little head an no lace. The scent has biscuit and some brown sugar. The taste is sweeter malt with a biscuit base. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with so so carbonation. Overall its ok.

Taste: Somewhat like the nose: Has a nice mazen sweetness that rounds into a touch of medicinal bitterness.

Feel: Relatively full. Good carbonation; A little bite in the finish.

Overall: Interesting beer: Served a sixtel of this at a recent function, so I've experienced as both a draft and a bottle pour. I found the slight concluding bitterness to be more subdued when drinking from the tap, which I myself preferred. Would rate the draft version to be very close to Paulaner's Fest--my fav this year-- but found myself being a little less enthused overall by the bottled versions hop-presence.

12 ounce bottle into dimpled mug, best before 12/11/2015. Pours crystal clear reddish copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors with minimal yeast ester notes present. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good Oktoberfest style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.